Chapter 303: Meeting Dang Ning

After Guo Zifan left, Gu Lianxing, who had strong empathy, was still indignant.

"This man is truly rotten to the core. He has a family and children, yet he keeps other girls outside!"

"What do these girls see in him? Money? But two of the girls didn't get much money from him either. Feelings? Does scum like this deserve feelings?"

"And this senior sister named Dang Ning, who was thinking about this scumbag sending her abroad to study, didn't she get cheated too?"

"It's really not worth it for these girls!"

Shen Ci looked at Gu Lianxing, whose little face was flushed with anger, and couldn't help but smile helplessly: "There's no such thing as worth it or not. To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is consensual. Who can make sense of emotional entanglements!"

Even if Ji Yongxiu was a hypocrite through and through, he was good at disguising and very good at talking. But did these girls really not know he had a family?

It had been so many years. No matter how meticulously he hid the truth, Shen Ci didn't believe they had no suspicion at all. Perhaps they just didn't want to expose it.

Since they knew he was a third party and still acted as one, they were willing.

But Shen Ci also knew clearly in her heart that the root cause of everything was Ji Yongxiu. Those two girls were still minors when they were with him, their minds weren't fully mature, so how could they resist the coaxing and deception of an old hand like Ji Yongxiu?

"A-Ci, what do you want to do? Do you have a plan?" Gu Lianxing suddenly asked.

Shen Ci held the photos of the three girls, but her gaze kept falling on "Dang Ning."

She already had several very good plans in her mind, but she had to choose one that could make Ji Yongxiu completely fail.

"I want to find an opportunity to meet senior sister Dang Ning," Shen Ci said in a ghostly tone.

The meeting with Dang Ning was at noon the next day. Shen Ci took a taxi to "Houhai" and chose the meeting place near the high-end apartment where the other party lived.

This was a place she had deliberately chosen—an Italian restaurant with dim lighting and a quiet environment.

Shen Ci arrived on time, but the other party had already arrived and taken her seat.

Looking from afar, senior sister Dang Ning's appearance was quite outstanding. Her long, black, wavy hair and fiery red lips made her skin look even whiter, making her attract frequent glances from male customers in the store

Even the foreigners were staring at her without any attempt to hide it.

And when Shen Ci walked closer, it made the scene even more stunning; the beauty of the two gorgeous women did not clash in the slightest—one bright and vivid, the other pure and refined—it was truly a feast for the eyes!

"Senior Dang Ning, hello."

Shen Ci stood still beside the seat and greeted her in a soft tone.

Dang Ning, who had been looking at the scenery outside the window, turned her head at the sound. When she saw Shen Ci's appearance, a flash of surprise crossed her face, as if she hadn't expected the person who asked to meet her to be such a beautiful girl.

And she even called her "Senior"?

"You're the one who asked to meet me?" Dang Ning asked.

Shen Ci nodded, sat down gracefully under Dang Ning's puzzled gaze, and then looked up to say, "Let me introduce myself. I'm a sophomore at the University of Science and Technology. My name is Shen Ci, and I'm also your junior."

Shen Ci?

A hint of familiarity flashed through Dang Ning's mind; she felt like she had heard this name at school.

But clearly, she was more curious about the other person's purpose today.

So she looked at Shen Ci and asked, "We don't seem to know each other. Is there something you need, asking me out and choosing such an expensive restaurant?"

"Of course, but I'm a bit hungry. Let's eat while we talk."

Shen Ci raised her hand to call the waiter, flipped through the menu to order some dishes she liked, and then handed it to the bewildered Dang Ning: "Senior, order whatever you'd like to eat. It's my treat today, don't stand on ceremony with me."

Sensing that Shen Ci's attitude held no malice, Dang Ning didn't show much resistance and ordered a few dishes with practiced ease, looking like a frequent patron of this place.

Without waiting for Dang Ning to ask, Shen Ci took the initiative this time: "Senior, before we talk, I want to say that our conversation today might be a bit presumptuous, but I guarantee I have no malice toward you. If there's anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, please bear with me. I'd like to apologize to you in advance."

To Dang Ning, this gesture from Shen Ci seemed somewhat inexplicable.

She frowned slightly: "Courtesy before force?"

Shen Ci chuckled and shook her head: "'Force' is certainly out of the question; I just hope you understand that my intention is not to hurt you."

Although it was only a short conversation, Dang Ning seemed to have a slight premonition in her heart.

It has to do with Ji Yongxiu?!

She knew Ji Yongxiu had a family and children, and she also knew that besides her, he had other women outside.

Looking at Shen Ci's appearance, which was in no way inferior to her own, Dang Ning couldn't help but become vigilant. Could it be that the other person was also...

Seeming to see through the content of Dang Ning's eyes, Shen Ci shook her head gently: "It's not what you're thinking, Senior."

Dang Ning's expression paused, and she lowered her eyes, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Shen Ci didn't mind Dang Ning's speculation about her, but instead slowly took out the organized documents and placed them in front of her.

"What is this?" Dang Ning asked, puzzled.

Shen Ci raised an eyebrow and said bluntly, "I know you've always wanted to study abroad at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Delft University of Technology. The architecture departments at these two universities are the best in Europe. Your undergraduate GPA isn't low, and your language test scores like IELTS and TOEFL are all above the cutoff. Aren't you curious why you haven't received an offer yet?"

"Why?"

Shen Ci tilted her chin toward the stack of documents: "These are the application details for top foreign architecture schools over the past three years. Not just the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Delft University of Technology, but also MIT, Cornell, Cambridge, and other famous architecture schools. It contains application information for students from every country in the world, but there isn't a single entry for you."

Shen Ci spoke lightly, but to Dang Ning's ears, it was like a thunderbolt.

"How is that possible? Impossible!" Dang Ning shook her head, clearly not believing Shen Ci's words: "I apply every year. The lack of response is just because my grades didn't meet the standard. He said he would help me find a way; he said he had a way!"

"I don't know if he has a way, but the evidence that he never helped you apply to any school is right in front of you," Shen Ci said, staring into Dang Ning's eyes, word for word.

Dang Ning froze, her heartbeat quickening; the emotional upheaval made her feel a sense of numbness in her body.

After a long while, she slowly lowered her head to look at the thick stack of "evidence" at her side, but she lacked the courage to pick it up and open it.

(End of chapter)